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Your Administrative Assistant Is Your Greatest Asset

Office Dynamics

Your assistant is your greatest asset, or will be after you read this. In today’s fast-paced corporate world, many managers rely on the newest technology to help their company grow. Between e-mail, virtual assistants, smartphones, high-speed Internet connections and a host of other technological marvels, they mistakenly believe they are more independent than ever—making their own travel plans, managing their own Inbox, sending their own letters and scheduling their own meetings.

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Assistants are their organisation’s influencers

Practically Perfect PA

Over the last few weeks I have spent quite a bit of time reviewing my social media strategy for 2018 which basically means I’ve been reading a lot about how to be an influencer on all the different platforms. There are a ton of articles on this very subject and while I was reading and writing […].

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Despite a Strong Job Market, 3 in 10 Brits Planning to Become Self-Employed

Small Business Labs

According to a study from the U.K.'s Aldemore Bank , nearly three in 10 British workers (29%) plan to become self-employed. This despite the UK having a very robust traditional job market, with the unemployment rate at a decades low of 4.3%. Of those planning to become self-employed, 18% say they intend to make the move in the next year and 28% say they will do so in 3 years.

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Begin Living Holistically on The Productive Parent Podcast

Stephanie LH Calahan

Parenting and running your own business at the same time can be a challenge. What happens when you try to mix being an engaged and involved parent and owning a successful business? In this episode of The Productive Parent, Ana Reisdorf and I talk about the intersection between entrepreneurship and parenthood and how to effortlessly excel at both guilt-free and resentment-free!

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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When Is The Last Time You Thanked Your Assistant?

Office Dynamics

When is the last time you thanked your assistant? Expressing your gratitude could increase your productivity. I was in California speaking to a group of administrative assistants at a large corporation when one of the assistants told me how much a compliment from her executive means to her. She said, “When my executive tells me I’m doing a great job, I want to do even more for him.

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Re-Visited: The Intro Packet

Tips From T. Marie

Seven years ago, I wrote the post “Let Me Introduce… My Business, with an Intro Packet”. In it I discussed the difficulty of giving people a clear picture of what your business can provide in a short period of time and how an intro packet could help. A lot has changed in seven years. The. Read more. The post Re-Visited: The Intro Packet appeared first on T.Marie Hilton's Clerical Advantage Online Business Technology Services.

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The One Thing That May Lead to Better Hires

On The Job

I spend a lot of time talking to business experts and leaders and the one thing I know for sure: No one knows for sure what the future will bring. That’s not to say these very smart people don’t have a clue – but the marketplace is changing so fast sometimes that they’re not 100% confident that what worked in the past will continue to work – or if their company will even survive.

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Meetings, Meetings, and More Meetings

Office Dynamics

I bet that like many people you thought meetings would go by the wayside because of technology or at least there would be fewer meetings. Not true! The reasons meetings. have increased are due in part to the rise in teams and requisite team meetings and technology such as video-conferencing accommodating slashed travel budgets. Approximately 11 million meetings occur in the U.S. each day!

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Podcast 090: Being human

Clutter Coach

by Subscribe: iTunes ? Stitcher ? Soundcloud ? YouTube ? Google Play. You can leave a review here! ?. This is podcast 90 and it’s about being human. “I’m only human, of flesh and blood I’m made. I’m only human, born to make mistakes.” I love 80’s music and that song in particular. Sung by: The Human League! A bunch of humans!

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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Re-Visited: The Intro Packet

Tips From T. Marie

Seven years ago, I wrote the post “ Let Me Introduce… My Business, with an Intro Packet ”. In it I discussed the difficulty of giving people a clear picture of what your business can provide in a short period of time and how an intro packet could help. A lot has changed in seven years. The elevator speech that I mention in that original post, while still used, has really taken a back seat to social media posts.

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Can Businesses Leverage Blockchain to Sell Excess Green Energy?

Eco-Office Gals

Cryptocurrencies are incredibly popular right now, and for good reason. But they are only possible through a technology called Blockchain, which is essentially a digital ledger. The nature of the technology allows it to be private and secure, while transactions and related transfers remain transparent. Blockchain itself is infinitely more interesting than the cryptocurrencies it serves.

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3 Ways to Give Immediate Feedback That Won't Make Someone Hate You

On The Job

There's a big push these days for in-the-moment feedback. This means that instead of a boss offering a critique of a worker's performance once a year, he or she will offer an immediate assessment after a worker takes action or completes a task. For example, the boss might commend a worker's report on projected sales revenues, but then advise the employee that he needs to work on not getting defensive when asked questions about those figures by other team members.

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How to Map Out One Year in One Hour

Productivityist

February is almost over. Can you believe it? Each year seems to move faster and faster. Is the year going like you hoped so far? If not, now is the perfect time to adjust. How can you do that? By planning for the year ahead. I know your task list is long, and you have a lot on your plate. It may even seem impossible. There’s no chance you can start looking ahead to the months beyond, right?

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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Why Outsourcing Your Accounting Makes Sense for Small Business Owners

Small Business CEO

Were you aware that out of all the new businesses established each year, that only 20% of them make it through their first year? And of that twenty percent, only half of them survive 5 years. Even though there are plenty of reasons why they don’t succeed, in many instances it relates directly to finances. As money is required to operate, entrepreneurs must not only learn how to generate profits but manage those profits accordingly.

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Mean girl assistants: Dealing with high school office politics

Who's the Real Boss?

We’ve all been there before, working with other assistants that seem to be more interested in ‘high school’ antics rather than actually working together and getting the job done, like a united admin team should. Driven by their own agenda, these assistants care little about their team or having a positive impact on those around them.

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Quantum Computing Getting Closer

Small Business Labs

Intel recently announced they've developed a quantum computer chip. There's also been a number of other recent quantum computing breakthroughs and companies like Google, IBM, Microsoft and others are investing heavily in the space. So are the Chinese. These efforts are nicely covered in a 2 part series on quantum computing from the Wall Street Journal's Future of Everything podcast.  Despite recently investigating the state of quantum computing, we don't claim to even begin

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Rise of the Youpreneur with Chris Ducker

Productivityist

This episode of The Productivityist Podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance. Go to healthiq.com/vardy to support the show and see if you qualify. This week on the podcast, Chris Ducker joins me for another value-packed episode!

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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4 Tips on Making Your E-Commerce Venture a Success

Small Business CEO

Selling products online is a great way to expand the reach your company has. The easiest and most effective way to showcase the products you have to offer is by having an e-commerce website created. This type of website will allow users to browse your products, add them to a cart, and pay for them with ease. Achieving success with an e-commerce website will require a lot of hard work and time.

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Efficiently Running a One-man Service Business

Small Business CEO

Running a service-based business has a lot of advantages. You can help customers in your community, offer residential or commercial services, and you can choose to specialize in a certain area of business. Plumbers can choose to offer sewer repairs, electricians can choose to work just on new homes being built. Trades are in high-demand , and the growth in these fields continues to grow as the population continues to grow.

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Using Personal Loans for Business Purchases: Pros and Cons

Small Business CEO

There are many times along the journey as an entrepreneur where the shortcomings of available funding can throw a wrench into your goals. For instance, mobile repair businesses need to be ‘mobile’ Vehicles are expensive, and it’s hard to expand such a business without purchasing more vehicles and additional staff. Investment opportunities come up all the time for those who are networking savvy.

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Get The Most Value for Each Dollar You Spend: Here’s How (Infographic)

Small Business CEO

Think of the ways you spend your money! Be specific, be controlled and affording luxurious things will no longer be a dream. The infographic drawn by Oliver’s Travels gives us a clear comparison between what we buy and what we could buy for a certain amount of money. What if you were told that instead of spending money on 12 nights out in NYC, you can book a 5-Day tour to visit Canada and view the Northern Lights?

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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The Right and Wrong Way to Use Social Media for Your Business

Small Business CEO

Social media has a massive reach. Billions of people, two billion to be exact, are on Facebook alone. Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn and many others exist, too, extending this reach even further. Businesses must use social media to boost their brands. It’s estimated that 22% of the population uses Facebook – that’s 22% of the world.

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How To Dig Yourself Out Of A Bad Financial Situation

Small Business CEO

Have you recently found your company in a bad situation financially ? The good news is that you’re not the only one. The bad news is that you need to fix the situation as quickly as possible before it ruins your company’s credit and reputation. Thankfully, there are plenty of things that you can do to right the ship. Within this guide, you will discover ways to correct your company’s business finances and get out of debt.

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High-Tech Ways to Combat Construction Site Theft

Small Business CEO

Each year, thefts of equipment on construction sites and farms cost U.S. businesses and individuals between $300 million and $1 billion, according to a report by The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Thefts vastly outnumber fires, vandalism, collisions and a variety of other accidents and incidents that threaten security on construction sites across the nation.

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5 Ways to Woo New Customers

Small Business CEO

Attracting – and keeping – new customers is no easy task for any business. But if you’re not expanding your customer base, you’re not growing or increasing your profits. Use these five methods to woo new customers and keep them around. 1. Be Responsive. Be Human. The quickest way to turn customers off is to provide poor customer support.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha